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Passengers at Gatwick have been facing delays of up to 90 minutes to reclaim their baggage.
The airport’s apologised blaming a staff shortage at Swissport – one of the three baggage handling companies working at Gatwick.
It said it was required it to deliver bags from each flight “within 55 minutes”. For passengers with longer waits the airport has offered to send their bags on to them.
A house in Bewbush was hit by lightning on Saturday afternoon. No one was hurt but the roof was seriously damaged in the strike.
Two crews of firefighters attended the scene and helped to patch the hole in the roof and to make the electrical supply safe,
This was one of several lightning strikes on houses in Crawley at the weekend.
Sussex has a new Chief Constable. Giles York’s appointment was confirmed yesterday (30 June).
He’s been temporary Chief Constable for Sussex Police since March of this year, having previously been a deputy with responsibilities for performance.
Mr Giles has cited that his first and most important priority is protecting vulnerable people.
He’s also keen on emphasising the importance of ethics and professionalism in the job.
Firefighters were called to a blaze in Reigate in the early hours of last Saturday morning. The fire, which is being treated as suspected arson, broke out at the Old Reigatian Rugby Club in Park Lane.
No one was hurt, but there was significant damage to the clubhouse.
This is the third suspicious fire at sports clubs in the last week. The others were at Horley Lawn Tennis club last Sunday and at Chruchfields Bowls Club in Church Walk, Reigate last Thursday.
Police are looking at whether the fires were linked and have appealed to the public to contact them if they have any information.
Anyone with any information about the incident is urged to contact Surrey Police on 101 quoting reference P14186283. The independent charity Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
An 18-year-old woman’s been given a police caution for defrauding a bus company by altering tickets to allow her to travel for free on buses in Crawley.
The woman from Maidenbower, Crawley, admitted the offence after she’d altered the dates on the Metrobus tickets.